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Since the MOTUC He-Man resembles the classic 80's toy, I like the complexion the way it is. But if we can ever get a Filmation inspired He-Man (even just a new head sculpt) then I would be down for the darker skin complexion and Sun-In orange colored hair.

I'm all in for slightly more tanned repaint of the comic pack He-Man, but that would be in the "Filmation's Hypodetail" and that style is retired... waitaminute... wrong speech. Filmation is off limits, yadda yadda. Filmation He-Man IS MOTUC He-Man with Less Detail and more contrast in his colors.

Is this He-Man Repaint less possible than 200X He-Man? She-Ra and Adora look like they PoPped straight out of the toon... I guess this is one of those blurry line, gray areas...

FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Crita is coming... Now I NEED SONGSTER! The Awesometastic Bard!

I always thought the original represented the cartoon well enough. I still feel the classics version is fine enough. I don't really think it would translate well in figure form as it does on the cartoon.

I would rather we got a black He-Man character. If we're going with a darker tan, make it count! I would avoid calling the character "He-Bro" for obvious reasons, but I think it would be cool if one of the past He-Men was a black dude!

I'm not sure I really understand what the issue here is as I am looking at both my reissue He-Man and my comic He-Man and both to me are very tan and pretty good representations of the toon version, even if they weren't meant to be. Making a He-Man with a darker skin tone would be somewhat pointless if it were to represent pretty much the same character. If the next He-Man reissue were to sport a darker tan, then so be it as a running change.

I'm not sure I really understand what the issue here is as I am looking at both my reissue He-Man and my comic He-Man and both to me are very tan and pretty good representations of the toon version, even if they weren't meant to be. Making a He-Man with a darker skin tone would be somewhat pointless if it were to represent pretty much the same character. If the next He-Man reissue were to sport a darker tan, then so be it as a running change.

Put He-Man next to Adam. Adam is basically He-Man smiling and wearing royal clothes. Blue vested Adam is even worse off, as it looks like He-Man in a blue vest. Filmation tried to make the two different by making He-Man look more "outdoorsy" with the tan.

Anyway, there is no issue here. Just seeing what fans would think of a Filmation Colored He-Man repaint.

I would rather we got a black He-Man character. If we're going with a darker tan, make it count! I would avoid calling the character "He-Bro" for obvious reasons, but I think it would be cool if one of the past He-Men was a black dude!

I'm a lilly white guy but it'd be cool to have a black guy for MOTU that I actually like. I'm not a fan of Zodak and Clamp Champ seems like Mattel's designers put absolutely no thought into him.

Which He-Man next to which Adam? I thought this thread was about the classics line, which there is currently no Prince Adam released yet to speak of. Until Prince Adam is released, we don't really have a point of comparison to say that He-Man is not darker than Prince Adam.

Originally Posted by MegaGearMax

Adam is basically He-Man smiling and wearing royal clothes.

MOTUC Prince Adam when he's released, vintage figure Prince Adam on the other hand did not smile and sported a lighter skin tone than He-Man. 2002 Prince Adam was drastically different, but that's something else entirely.

Originally Posted by MegaGearMax

Blue vested Adam is even worse off, as it looks like He-Man in a blue vest.

In the comics, yes. That I'll give you.

Originally Posted by MegaGearMax

Filmation tried to make the two different by making He-Man look more "outdoorsy" with the tan.
Anyway, there is no issue here. Just seeing what fans would think of a Filmation Colored He-Man repaint.

You mean MOTUC He-Man isn't in Filmation colors? Sure could have fooled me. He sports the orange colored bracelet/arm guard much like in the cartoon. The vintage figure never had those colored and the original prototype for Classics He-Man had them in gray. Also, the figure is pretty tanned. In my opinion, very close to the Filmation animation color scheme. I'm not saying I would rise up and rally against it, I just feel like we already have a Filmation colored He-Man as it is. If they were to create a Filmation Colored He-Man repaint, the least they could do is also make sure he's sporting the two bracelets rather than the one bracelet one arm guard arrangement of the vintage and classics figures.

Which He-Man next to which Adam? I thought this thread was about the classics line, which there is currently no Prince Adam released yet to speak of. Until Prince Adam is released, we don't really have a point of comparison to say that He-Man is not darker than Prince Adam.

MOTUC Adam looks to be the same complexion. I see where you're coming from...guess we have to wait and see.

You mean MOTUC He-Man isn't in Filmation colors? Sure could have fooled me. He sports the orange colored bracelet/arm guard much like in the cartoon. The vintage figure never had those colored and the original prototype for Classics He-Man had them in gray. Also, the figure is pretty tanned. In my opinion, very close to the Filmation animation color scheme. I'm not saying I would rise up and rally against it, I just feel like we already have a Filmation colored He-Man as it is. If they were to create a Filmation Colored He-Man repaint, the least they could do is also make sure he's sporting the two bracelets rather than the one bracelet one arm guard arrangement of the vintage and classics figures.

He's missing the red fur and bluish gray chest harness, as well as the deep tan. Filmation He-Man is way dark in color. Darker than Teela and Fisto.

Going from the reactions to the thread it seems as though fans aren't so big on the idea of a darker skinned He-Man. They seem satisfied with the normal version, despite Filmation.

Going from the reactions to the thread it seems as though fans aren't so big on the idea of a darker skinned He-Man. They seem satisfied with the normal version, despite Filmation.

Us Filmation fans be simple folk. We don't worries about them things you calls detail.

To be honest, as big a Filmation fan as I am, I really didn't notice there were any differences between the toy and the cartoon. I guess I just don't pick up on these things as much as some do. I also didn't notice minor costume changes they've done to Wonder Woman & The Flash over the years until it was spelled out for me. Although, if someone moves a CD or Book at my house by just a quarter of an inch, I'll notice that as soon as I walk in the door.

Going from the reactions to the thread it seems as though fans aren't so big on the idea of a darker skinned He-Man. They seem satisfied with the normal version, despite Filmation.

I just can't picture the current MOTUC He-Man mold in Filmation colors. The MOTUC head and Filmatuon head look so drastically different. Now if Mattel sculpted a more Filmation style head then I'd love to see him in his Filmation colors.

Originally Posted by Prometheus

His tan never really even phased me as a kid. Now it seems a little body builder-ish. But it's still cool with me.

Speaking of body builder tans, does anyone else think that Wun-Dar was cast in a Schwarzenegger-esque skin tone in homage to the figure’s rumored connection to Conan? Maybe it’s just my imagination.